Chapter 1211: Fellow Daoist, Do You Dare Fight Me?
“No, no, no, let me change my wish, Old Ancestor.” Meng Jingzhou quickly corrected himself.
Meng Junzi readily welcomed Meng Jingzhou back to the family. “What wish would you like instead?”
“I want to defeat Lu Yang!”
Meng Junzi shook his head. “If you want to beat an opponent at the same level, you can’t borrow someone else’s power. You have to do it with your own true skill.”
Meng Jingzhou pulled a long face. “Old Ancestor, I’m naturally not afraid of Old Lu in a battle of the same level. But the problem is that he has a secret art that temporarily elevates him to the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage. If he doesn’t use it, that means he’s not fighting at full strength, and my victory won’t be honorable. If he does use it, I can’t beat him!”
“Oh? Such a secret art exists.” Meng Junzi now understood his descendant’s plight. As expected of the little junior brother Yun Zhi taught, he’s truly special. “No matter. I’ll use my Borrowing-Lending Dao Fruit to lend you a portion of my power and let you reach the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage as well.”
Meng Jingzhou was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected that the Borrowing-Lending Dao Fruit could be used in such a wonderful way.
Although Lu Yang has the backing of Big Senior Sister and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, along with Qing He, Yun Mengmeng, Bu Yaolian, and other half-immortals, I feel a bit more confident knowing I have an immortal old ancestor supporting me.
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The pair arrived at Heaven’s Gate Peak.
“Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, pardon the intrusion.”
“May I know what brings you here, Senior?”
“It’s just a small matter. This kid, Meng Jingzhou, just broke through to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage and needs a sparring partner. I figured that since Little Lu has just broken through recently, it’d be a perfect chance for them to spar.”
“That works.” Yun Zhi had always encouraged Lu Yang to fight more often, for it could build up combat experience and accelerate growth.
Yun Zhi summoned Lu Yang, who was still confused as to why Meng Junzi and Meng Jingzhou were here.
From Meng Junzi’s earlier behavior, he had clearly been planning to flaunt Old Meng everywhere. How did he end up coming to our Dao-Seeking Sect to brag?
Only after Yun Zhi explained did Lu Yang understand. So Old Meng has gotten full of himself again.
“Sure, let’s fight then. How could I be afraid of him?” Lu Yang wasn’t boasting. He currently feared no one at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage.
The group once again ventured deep into the sect. The Dao-Seeking Sect was vast and sparsely populated. As they walked farther, any random spot they picked had a high chance of being an uninhabited area and a small chance of being a secret domain.
In its 120,000-year history, the sect had accumulated many secret domains, which could be used for training disciples and occasionally for the entrance selection trials.
For others, clearing these secret domains was no easy task, but for Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, it was effortless. Since these secret domains couldn’t offer them any training value, Yun Zhi had never let them enter.
The two randomly chose an uninhabited area as their battlefield.
Lu Yang removed his outer robe and stretched his wrists and ankles. He held back against other Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, but against his own people, there was no need to be so particular.
Meng Jingzhou was even more confident than Lu Yang. “Old Lu, go all out. Come at me with everything you’ve got!”
“Oh, everything? What if I use the Animal Form Fist?”
“Fine by me!”
Now it was Lu Yang’s turn to be surprised. Looks like Old Meng has a way to counter me.
“You said it yourself. Don’t back out.”
“No backing out. Bring it on!”
Since Meng Jingzhou was so open about it, Lu Yang didn’t hesitate. The moment the battle began, his cultivation realm skyrocketed as he leveraged the Animal Form Fist to reach the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage.
To Lu Yang’s surprise, Meng Jingzhou unleashed his Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Manifestation. It towered into the heavens, each of its footsteps capable of crushing a mountain. Even the Qingfeng Sword could leave only shallow marks on it.
Having just reached the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, Old Meng definitely can’t achieve this on his own!
“Looks like you really do have a way to elevate your cultivation realm.”
Noticing Meng Junzi watching from the sidelines, Lu Yang recalled his Borrowing-Lending Dao Fruit and roughly guessed the answer.
Meng Jingzhou grinned from ear to ear. “Old Lu, have you been skipping meals? You can’t even slash through the dharma manifestation!”
Lu Yang had been worried about going too hard and traumatizing Meng Jingzhou, but since the latter truly had the means to keep up, there was no need to keep up the act.
“Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation!
“Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth!”
“Cosmos in Sleeve!”
In one breath, Lu Yang executed three mighty abilities, transforming himself into a towering titan.
The titan raised the Qingfeng Sword and struck at the dharma manifestation, which performed Three Heads Six Arms, clamping down on the blade with three pairs of hands.
Lu Yang was like a fox as he kicked the dharma manifestation in the stomach.
The two battled across heaven and earth, locked in an intense battle. Had this been in ancient times, even the shockwaves alone could have wiped out countless stars.
Seeing how outstanding his descendant was, Meng Junzi couldn’t help but smile.
“Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, I lent Meng Jingzhou a bit of power. It’s not against the rules, right?” A flower of joy blossomed in Meng Junzi’s heart. Although I can’t defeat Yun Zhi, having my descendant defeat the little junior brother she groomed counts as my victory.
Yun Zhi’s expression remained unchanged. “Of course not.”
“Old Lu, is that all you’ve got? You can’t take a beating, huh? I already told you to go all out.” Meng Jingzhou grinned smugly. Being able to remain steadily at the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage feels incredible.
A meaningful smile crept onto Lu Yang’s visage, putting Meng Jingzhou on guard.
Is he about to use the Everlasting Sword Mantra? No matter. I have the I Alone Am Honored Fist to counter it.
The titan Lu Yang radiated white light, the power leaking from him causing Meng Jingzhou’s expression to shift dramatically as he cursed, “Old Lu, you goddamn...”
Boom!
Lu Yang self-detonated, blasting the dharma manifestation into smithereens and sending Meng Jingzhou flying into the distance.
He reconstituted his body, rode the blast wave toward Meng Jingzhou, and self-detonated again with a deafening impact that surpassed the sound of any lightning tribulation.
Meng Junzi coughed violently. What in the world is this technique?!
Meng Jingzhou lay on the ground, his eyes empty.
Lu Yang landed and crouched at the edge of the crater, checking on his good brother. “Old Meng, are you alright? I was holding back.”
“Old Lu, you goddamn bastard! Why didn’t you tell me your Tofu Heavenly Sovereign Animal Form Fist can even borrow the Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit’s power? Why didn’t you use this against Yang Kongtong in the Extreme North?!”
Lu Yang scratched the back of his head. “Winning with the Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit would’ve been too easy. I wanted to train myself during the battle, so I didn’t use it.”
“Then why didn’t you say you wanted to train when fighting me?!” Meng Jingzhou retorted.
“Stop barking like a dog. You told me to go all out.”
Meng Junzi rushed over and stared at Lu Yang in astonishment. “Half-immortal?” Those two self-detonations transcended the boundaries of spells and divine abilities. They could only be the work of an Incipient Dao Fruit.
“Hehe, how’s that? Xiao Yangzi is impressive, isn’t he?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was ecstatic to see Lu Yang finally use the Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit.
“An immortal?” Meng Junzi realized he couldn’t see through the Everlasting Immortal Fairy.
“Fellow Daoist, you must be Little Lu’s guardian. I’ve promised Jingzhou that I’ll help him defeat Little Lu. Since things have come to this and Jingzhou no longer has the strength to fight, I’ll have to take his place!
“Fellow Daoist, do you dare fight me?”
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy coughed twice, pretending to be weak. “That won’t do. Defeating Hui Doudou has left this immortal’s vitality severely depleted. I can’t fight now.”
“Who is Hui Doudou?” Meng Junzi was baffled. I’ve never heard of an immortal by that name.
Just then, Yun Zhi arrived and explained on the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s behalf. “The one who beat you half to death back in the Buddhist Kingdom.”
Seeing Yun Zhi, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy instantly had an idea. “Eh, that’s right, this immortal currently has no physical body, but I can borrow Lass Yun’s body for a match.”
Meng Junzi’s eyes narrowed dangerously as he growled. “Fellow Daoist, do you dare repeat what I said?!”
The threat naturally didn’t intimidate the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. She recalled his earlier words and asked, “Fellow Daoist, do you dare fight me?”
“I don’t dare!”